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To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.     The University of Macau , Portuguese Studies: Full Professor, The University of Macau, Macau Message 1: Portuguese Studies: Full Professor, The University of Macau, Macau Date: 09-Feb-2011 From: The University of Macau <vacancyumac.mo> Subject: Portuguese Studies: Full Professor, The University of Macau, Macau E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: The University of Macau Department: The Department of Portuguese Job Location: Taipa, Macau Web Address: http://www.umac.mo Job Rank: Full Professor Specialty Areas: Portuguese Studies Required Language(s): Portuguese (por) Description: Full Professor (Ref. No.: FSH/DPT/PS/02/2011) The Department of Portuguese of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSH) of the Universiy of Macau invites applications for the position of Full Professor in the following discipline: Portuguese Studies Areas of specialization include Culture, Linguistics, Lusophone Literature, History of Lusophone countries, International Relations of Lusophone countries, Translation or Interpreting. The Department of Portuguese has a teaching staff of 30 members, including speakers of both European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. The Department offers an undergraduate degree in Portuguese Studies, concentrating on Portuguese as a Foreign Language, and with selected courses in Interpretation and Translation, Foreign Language Pedagogy, Literary Studies and History. Also at the undergraduate level, the Department teaches Portuguese Language within the Faculty of Law, and offers elective courses in Portuguese as a Foreign Language to students from all faculties of the University. At the postgraduate level, the Department of Portuguese offers two Masters programmes (a Masters in Portuguese Language and Culture and a Masters in Translation Studies), and PhD studies in Portuguese Linguistics and Translation Studies. Qualifications Applicants must hold a PhD degree in one of the relevant areas and have native speaker or near native speaker competence in Portuguese. Applicants must have a solid record of tertiary teaching experience and a distinguished record of research and publication at the international level. Experience either in the Teaching of Portuguese as a Foreign Language or the teaching of the candidate's particular discipline to speakers of Portuguese as a foreign language will be advantageous. Applicants must have a solid record of administration experience at the tertiary level, and capacity for leadership. The appointee will be required to teach courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, provide postgraduate dissertation supervision and conduct research in his/her area of specialization. The selected candidate is expected to assume duty in mid August 2011. Position and Remuneration Remuneration and appointment rank offered will be commensurate with the appointee's academic qualification, professional experience and current position. The University offers competitive remuneration packages including provident fund, medical benefit, housing subsidy, and relocation allowance, etc. The effective personal income tax in Macao is currently about 5%. Application Procedure Further particulars are available at the application URL below. Kindly apply online through the E-application system. Review of applications will start from March 1, 2011 and continue until the position is filled. For enquiry, please contact: Email: vacancyumac.mo Tel: +853 8397 8593, +853 8397 8592 Fax: +853 8397 8694, +853 2883 3424 The University of Macau reserves the right not to appoint a candidate. Applicants with less qualification and experience can be offered lower position under special circumstances. ***Personal data provided by applicants will be kept confidential and used for recruitment purpose only*** Application Deadline: Email Address for Applications: vacancyumac.mo Web Address for Applications: http://www.umac.mo/vacancy Contact Information: The University of Macau Email: vacancyumac.mo Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 09-Feb-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.